Kazakh President meets with Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted the great contribution of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan to the strengthening of the state and confessional relations, promotion of spiritual values and interreligious dialogue, El.kz cites the Akorda press service.

The President stressed that thanks to joint efforts representatives of many ethnic groups with different religions peacefully co-exist.

In this context, the Kazakh Head of State  drew attention to the importance of maintaining constructive interaction in supporting the spiritual activity of the Orthodox Church in Kazakhstan, as well as developing social and educational programs.

For his part, Metropolitan Alexander expressed his commitment to the strengthening of peace and unity for the benefit of the prosperity of Kazakhstan and presented the Kazakh President the prayer book issued for the first time in the Kazakh language.

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